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Street vendors display merchandise featuring former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, just outside the building in Curitiba where the leader served his prison sentence.

'Lula,' Brazil's Popular Ex-President, Freed From Prison — For Now

A court ordered the release of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, one day after a Supreme Court decision cleared the way. Now, he can remain free as long as appeals of his corruption conviction unfold.

The Legacy of Irrfan Khan, A Cinematic Indian Everyman

Indian cinema star Irrfan Khan ("The Namesake," "Life of Pi," "Hindi Medium") died at age 53 at the end of April. Cinema Junkie contributor Rebecca Romani spoke to several Indian writers and film critics about Khan and his film legacy.

Tribune Publishing, the owner of the Chicago Tribune as well as the New York Daily News, The Baltimore Sun and other newspapers, is cutting pay and asking journalists to take furloughs at many of these newsrooms.

Fresh Newsroom Cuts At Tribune Stir Mistrust As 'Vulture' Investor Looms

In recent years, Tribune Publishing executives have prospered while newsrooms endured cuts and layoffs. Many journalists say they resent new cutbacks and fear Alden Global Capital's growing influence.

Thomas Gonzales defending Louisiana's Delacroix Island from the invasion of nutria.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Rodents Of Unusual Size

Airs Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Shawnee Forest towboat steers down the Ohio River near American Commercial Barge Line's office outside Cairo, Ill. As of June 12, more than 600 barges were waiting to go upstream once water levels dropped..

Months Of Flooding On Mississippi River Marooned Midwest Trade

Long-term flooding along major waterways stranded barges up and down the Mississippi River this summer and caused havoc with river transportation and the economy that depends on it.

Narsaq, a town of 1,200 in southern Greenland, sits near the Kvanefjeld project, one of two major rare earth mineral deposits in Greenland. The Arctic island has a wealth of rare earth resources that the U.S. has labeled as essential to national defense.

Greenland Is Not For Sale. But It Has Rare Earth Minerals America Wants

The Arctic island has a wealth of rare earth resources that the U.S. has labeled as essential to national defense.

Suande, whose uncle died the previous month, lays a cloth over his uncle's coffin on the eve of the funeral.

PHOTOS: The Dead Live With Their Loved Ones On This Indonesian Island

The Toraja people of Indonesia keep the preserved bodies of their deceased relatives at home for years. They're saving up for a big funeral. But there's a deeper reason for the custom.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 24, 2018. Many major executives backed out of the event after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This year, some of the big corporate names are expected to return.

Investors Are Back In Saudi Arabia A Year After Khashoggi's Killing

The oil-rich kingdom has poured millions of dollars into a global damage control campaign. While some governments have shunned the country, the Trump administration remains a strong supporter.

'The Boatman's Daughter' Dips Her Toes In Horror, Crime And Poetry

Andy Davidson's novel follows a young girl who scrapes a living working for local criminals along an Arkansas river — but its crime story bumps up against horror in a strange yet seamless fashion.

As part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be subject to penalties if his company doesn't comply with an agreement over privacy violations.

FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations

Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the company will pay $5 billion and its co-founder could be subject to penalties if Facebook doesn't comply with the agreement.

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